JP5126203B2 - Environmental equipment control system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an environmental equipment control system corresponding to environmental equipment such as air conditioning equipment and lighting equipment.

  In order to control the thermal environment equipment such as air conditioners installed in the area while maintaining the comfort of people in the area such as living space, a sensor is required to acquire the thermal information of the environment. And In the case of a system that provides a large-scale thermal environment, the device control module acquires sensor detection information via a network, and the device control module controls the thermal environment equipment based on the acquired detection information. Is common.

  By the way, there are various information sources related to human comfort / discomfort, such as temperature, humidity, brightness, and noise. Moreover, if it is going to maintain a thermal environment equally with respect to the person in various places of a thermal environment area, many sensors are required in a wide area.

  That is, it is necessary to install a large number of various types of sensors, which is costly, and in practice, it is usual to install sensors in limited representative places.

  Also, the installation location is not very flexible. For example, in the case of a building or the like, the sensor is attached at the beginning of the construction in which the operation mode of the room is not clear, so that it is limited to several places such as the walls of the room constituting the thermal environment area.

  As described above, there are many cases where sensor information desired for sufficient control cannot be obtained due to cost and installation problems.

  In addition, in order to deal with discomfort claims of many people in a thermal environment, the facility manager needs a lot of labor and reduces excessive discomfort claims to reduce discomfort claims. Has been done.

  For example, in summer, the temperature setting of a thermal environment equipment such as an air conditioner is not set to a prescribed temperature (for example, 28 [° C.]) but is set to a lower temperature (for example, 25 [° C.]). For this reason, there was a problem of causing an increase in energy consumption.

  On the other hand, in order to obtain an individual's favorite thermal environment, a key such as a telephone set installed in the thermal environment area is used as a terminal for inputting a thermal feeling declaration value, and through this terminal, an individual's favorite thermal feeling is obtained. There is a type of controlling the air conditioning equipment by performing fuzzy inference based on fuzzy rules after fuzzifying the reported value data and the sensor-like information with a membership function. (For example, Patent Document 1)

JP-A-5-149601 (Gazette page 2, column 2, line 36 to page 3, page 3, column 3, line 9)

  As described above, the conventional system has a problem in that a large number of sensors are required in a wide area in order to maintain the thermal environment equally for people in various places in the thermal environment area. Also, the location where the sensor is installed is not very flexible.For example, in the case of a building or the like, the sensor is installed at the beginning of the building when the operation mode of the room is not clear, so it is limited to several places such as the walls of the room that constitutes the thermal environment area. There was a problem such as. Furthermore, in order to respond to discomfort claims of many people in a thermal environment, the facility manager requires a lot of labor and reduces excessive discomfort claims, so that excessive equipment control settings are set more than necessary. There were also operational problems.

  Further, even in the conventional example in which the air conditioning equipment is controlled by performing fuzzy inference, there is a problem that fine control cannot be performed because it is simply based on an individual report.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to increase the number of sensors in the area without increasing the burden on the administrator and to enjoy the environment in the area. The purpose is to provide an environmental equipment control system that can create a detailed environment with high comfort level, taking into account the circumstances and requests.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to the claims of the present application comprises the following means.
That is,
Environmental equipment,
Environmental information acquisition means for obtaining environmental information indicating comfort related to the environment from a person who is in the area where the environment is controlled by the environmental equipment and enjoys the environment;
Facility control plan determination means for generating a control plan for the environmental equipment based on the environmental information obtained by the environmental information acquisition means and the judgment criteria corresponding to various elements that create the environment;
Equipment control means for controlling environmental equipment in accordance with the control plan generated by the equipment control plan determination means,
The environmental information includes personal identification information for identifying a person in the area, and environmental request information indicating the content of the request regarding the state of the environment enjoyed by the individual identified by the personal identification information,
The installation control plan determination means, at every predetermined time, aggregates the change request of person in the area, calculates the return rate for each change request, from the relationship of the reported rate and variation width that is obtained in advance, filing If the rate is smaller than the specified value, the range of change in the environmental condition is determined so as to change the specified range to the energy-saving side, and if the reporting rate is larger than the specified value, the reporting rate is set to the side that controls the reporting. The environmental equipment control system is characterized in that a change width of the environmental state is determined so as to change so that the change width becomes larger as the value of is larger , and the equipment control means controls the environmental equipment equipment based on the determined content .

  The invention according to this claim does not increase the number of sensors in the area, and does not increase the burden on the administrator, so that the circumstances, requests, and personal requests of a specific person who enjoy the environment in the area can be obtained. It is possible to create a fine and detailed environment with high comfort, and when using behavior information, it is possible to automatically obtain requests and eliminate the hassle of input operations etc. is there. Further, even with a small amount of environmental equipment, it is possible to make local improvements in the area, so that an increase in energy consumption can be suppressed.

1 is a schematic system configuration diagram of Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a specific system configuration diagram of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the area of the environmental control object of Embodiment 1, Comprising: (a) is the example of arrangement | positioning of the air-conditioning equipment in an area, (b) is the example of arrangement | positioning of the personal terminal and server in an area. (A) is a schematic block diagram of the air conditioner used for the air conditioner of Embodiment 1, (b) is the open / closed degree of the cold / hot water supply valve of the air conditioner used for the air conditioner of Embodiment 1, and the difference temperature between set temperature and room temperature FIG. (A)-(c) is a monitor screen example figure of the personal terminal of Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a decision criterion algorithm used in the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the temperature change process of the room temperature at the time of thermal environment control of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a pre-processing explanatory view of personal input information used in the first embodiment. It is an example of a monitor screen of a control content announcement on the personal terminal of the first embodiment. 6 is a system configuration diagram of Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 9 is a system configuration diagram of a third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart of an algorithm used in the fourth embodiment. It is a report rate-change width relationship figure used for Embodiment 4. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an area according to a fifth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart of an algorithm used in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of a seventh embodiment. FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of an eighth embodiment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a schematic basic configuration of the present embodiment. An air conditioning system including a controller installed in an area (for example, a floor in a building, each room, or a wide public area) A for constructing a thermal environment. Such an environmental equipment (hereinafter referred to as a thermal environmental equipment) 1, a thermal environment information acquisition means 2 which is a terminal on the communication network NT, and a comfort level of the thermal environment input by the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 will be described later. Thermal environment information Inf comprising sensory information Inf1 and environmental request information Inf6 is aggregated via the communication network NT, and the thermal environment equipment is based on the total content and the judgment criteria registered in the judgment criteria database 3 The facility control plan determining means 4 for generating the facility control plan P for controlling 1 and the thermal environment equipment 1 are controlled according to the generated facility control plan P. The equipment control unit 5 for stores personal identification information Inf5 for identifying individuals, and a personal attribute database 6 which provides the information Inf5 amenities plan determination means 4. The personal input information Inf shown here is information that cannot specify who input the input information, and the environmental request information Inf6 can specify who input the information input by the personal identification information Inf5. Information that can be done.

  FIG. 2 shows a more specific system configuration of the present embodiment, such as an air conditioner installed in an area (for example, a floor in a building, each room, or a wide public area) A in a thermal environment. The thermal environment equipment 1 and the equipment control means 5, the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 comprised of the personal terminal 11 on the communication network NT, and the comfort level of the thermal environment input by the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 are shown. Personal input information Inf3 including environmental request information Inf6 is collected and aggregated via a communication network NT made up of Ethernet (R) or the like, and based on the aggregated contents and judgment criteria registered in the judgment criteria database 3 , A server computer that generates a facility control plan P for controlling the thermal environment facility equipment 1 from a plurality of plans and passes it to the facility control means 5 via the communication network NT Equipment control plan determination means 4 constituted by a computer (hereinafter referred to as a server) 108, control content announcement means 12 constituted by the personal terminal 11 for outputting control plan contents, etc., and environmental conditions in the area A (for example, Temperature) is measured by a temperature sensor (not shown), and the measurement data is output to the equipment control means 5 and the equipment control plan determination means 4 and is basically constructed by the area environment information acquisition means 13. In addition, when generating the equipment control plan P by the equipment control plan determining means 4, other than the case of selecting and determining from a plurality of plans as described above, for example, the input information is used as a parameter and is obtained by an algorithm according to the behavior of the parameter. Including things.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, an environmental equipment 1 (hereinafter referred to as a thermal environment equipment) 1 used in the system of this embodiment is a hot / cold water from a heat source (not shown) including a refrigerator (cooling tower) or a boiler. It comprises air conditioning equipment comprising an air conditioner 101 installed in the air conditioning equipment room 100 in a form, a duct 102 disposed in the area A, an outlet 104, and a cold / hot water supply valve 103 shown in FIG. Then, energy is transported to the heat exchanging section (cooling and heating coil) 101a shown in FIG. 4A, and air is heated and cooled (heat exchange with air) by the heat exchanging section 101a in the air conditioner 101. The heat-exchanged air is supplied into the area A through the duct 102 from the dozen or more outlets 104 provided in the area A which is the floor to be controlled by the environment.

  As for the return air, an air conditioner is used that secures a return air path 105 indicated by a broken line from the central passage of the area A toward the air conditioner room 10 and mixes the outside air at the same time to perform air conditioning. In this air conditioning equipment, the rotational speed of the fan 101b of the air conditioner 101 is constant, and the amount of cold / hot water supplied to the heat exchange unit 101a in the air conditioner 101 is set to the degree of opening / closing of the cold / hot water supply valve 103 shown in FIG. By controlling, the supply air temperature is changed and the room temperature is controlled. FIG. 4B shows the relationship between the degree of opening and closing of the cold / hot water supply valve 103 and the difference between a set temperature, which will be described later, and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the area environment information acquisition means 13, and the difference is large. The degree of opening and closing is controlled to increase. FIG. 4B shows a case where the difference between the degree of opening and closing of the valve 103 and the set temperature is linear, but generally a non-linear case also occurs.

  Here, the thermal environment control area A of this embodiment is, for example, an office floor, and a large number of desks 106 are arranged in the area A as shown in FIG. It has come to be used. In such an area A, the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 is realized by using software installed in a personal terminal 11 as a personal computer on a desk used by a resident who enjoys the thermal environment. In the illustrated example, it is assumed that a system capable of communicating with the server 108 is constructed for all the personal terminals 11 via the communication network NT, and thermal environment information acquisition means is provided between the server 108 and the personal terminals 11. 2 and software for realizing the control content announcement means 12 operate.

  Each personal terminal 11 is set with a unique IP address. Together with the IP address, personal attribute information of the user to be described later, and position information on the area A of the personal terminal 11 is personal identification information Inf5. Are registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 on the server 108 side. The personal attribute information is made up of the user's personal attributes (user's name, gender, age, and personal feeling of heat and cold <cold, hot>) and is associated with the personal identification information Inf5. Registered in the database 6.

  The server 108 constitutes the core of the system of the present embodiment, and includes the obtained information group databases 6, 61, 62. At the same time, information acquisition timing and various information related to the information to be acquired (for example, warm, cold, In order to show the degree of comfort etc., the scale of the degree is indicated by adjectives such as “pretty”, “slightly”, “little”, etc.), each personal terminal 11 is activated and the client software is automatically started In response to this rise, the personal terminal 11 is provided with a function of providing necessary information.

  In other words, the client software is set to automatically start up when the personal terminal 11 is activated, and at the same time as the startup, the personal terminal 11 accesses the server 108 and sends a signal (IP address) indicating its own activation. At the same time, the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 is realized by acquiring necessary information such as a question format from the server 108 side.

  FIG. 5A shows a monitor screen after the personal terminal 11 is activated, and three types of icons 201 to 203 corresponding to the system of the present embodiment reside on the task bar 200 of the monitor screen. Each first icon 201 is an icon corresponding to a request for a temperature environment (hereinafter, personal input information Inf3 including environment request information Inf6), and a second icon 202 is a request for periodically inputting various sensory information Inf1 from the server 108. The third icon 203 is an icon for feeding back control content information (control content announcement information) about the current situation to the user (resident).

  That is, the personal input information Inf3 can be input arbitrarily. When the user clicks on the icon 201 (the shape is ▲ in the illustrated example), a window screen for inputting the personal input information Inf3 shown in FIG. 5B is displayed. It can be opened. In this screen, the user of the personal terminal 11 can input the environmental request information Inf6 such as “I want to raise the temperature”, “Neither”, or “I want to lower the temperature”. When the check box corresponding to the corresponding request is checked using a pointing device such as a mouse and the transmission button B1 is clicked, the environmental request information Inf6 indicating the environmental request is displayed by the specific user at that time. The input information Inf3 is uploaded to the server 108.

  At this time, the display shape of the icon 201 becomes a shape corresponding to the selection and is displayed on the task bar 200. That is, when the user wants to raise the temperature and declares it like this, the icon 201 on the task bar 200 is represented by [▲], and the color is, for example, red. On the other hand, when the determination is made as it is, the icon 201 is displayed with, for example, green [■], and when the user wants to lower the temperature, for example, blue [▼] is displayed. That is, this icon 201 constitutes an environmental demand information display means. On the screen of FIG. 5B, when it is desired to return to FIG. 5A, the “close” button B2 is clicked.

  Thus, the user himself / herself can confirm at a glance what kind of request he / she is currently making in the display state of the icon 201, and wasteful uploading of the same declaration can be eliminated. Also, when the request is accepted, it is useful to display the request information because the personal request information may be reset on the system side.

  On the other hand, unless it is appropriate for the user to declare the request arbitrarily, in order to analyze the state in more detail, it is necessary to ask in detail how it feels. In such a case, the information collected is sensory information Inf1, and the server 16 requests the personal terminal 11 activated according to a preset schedule (for example, every hour) to input sensory information Inf1. Send messages regularly. This message can also be sent arbitrarily when needed by the server administrator.

  In other words, when a message is sent from the server 108, the personal terminal 11 causes the software of the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 to blink the icon 202 indicated by [E] on the monitor screen, and the input request of the sensory information Inf1 is made. From 108, the user is informed. When the user who sees this blinking clicks on the icon 202, the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11 becomes a screen for inputting sensory information Inf1 shown in FIG. 5C. This screen is a screen for collecting the temperature sensation that is important for environmental adjustment and how to feel the comfort associated therewith. The user can input it according to the request, comfort, and warmth.

  This sensory information Inf1 is information indicating how the user actually feels, for example, not so much as making a request, and the detailed environment such as whether the outlet position and the outlet direction are appropriate for the individual. This information is very useful for the purpose of performing the analysis of the above, and the facility manager can adjust the environment of the facility such as the outlet position and the outlet direction based on this sensory information Inf1. This sensory information Inf1 can of course be used for determining the equipment control plan.

  For the sensory information Inf1 and personal input information Inf3 (environmental requirement information Inf6) input from the personal terminal 11 as described above, the equipment control plan determining means 4 on the server 108 side periodically The process based on the judgment standard is performed. In this process, the server 108 specifies which user has made a call at which position in which area A from the IP address indicating the personal terminal 11 that has been sent, and stores each information in the personal attribute database 6. Store in the area assigned to the corresponding user. In other words, the server 108 searches the personal identification information Inf5 stored in the personal attribute database DB for the corresponding IP address, identifies who is sending the information at which position from the retrieved personal identification information Inf5, and transmits it. The received information is stored as described above in association with the personal identification information Inf5 of the user.

  The server 108 immediately collects information collected from each personal terminal 11 and displays it on the monitor screen so that the facility manager can check the contents of the summary. Further, on the monitoring screen of the server 108, it is possible to confirm information being collected and its statistical collection result as well as the contents of the equipment control plan decision described later.

  Here, on the server 108, software for constructing the facility control plan means 4 for determining the facility control plan for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 based on the collected thermal environment information Inf is executed and constructed. For example, the equipment control plan determination means 4 executes control logic at intervals of 1 minute, and changes the set temperature by a predetermined change width ΔT [° C.] based on the determination criteria stored in the determination criteria database 3. The equipment control plan determination process is performed.

  First, in the determination criteria used in the present embodiment, the satisfaction rate, the dissatisfaction rate, and the request rate for temperature change are defined as follows as indices for determining the equipment control plan. In other words, in order to derive a criterion, a user consensus is formed using these. There are two types of consensus building rules: pursuit of energy saving and comfort.

Here, considering the time of cooling, for energy saving pursuit, a report form (hereinafter referred to as an optional report) is used to upload a request whenever the user feels, and personal input information Inf3 including environmental request information Inf6 Is obtained as described above. At this time, as the validity examination rule of the declaration data as the personal input information Inf3, all the declarations are valid all day and the following air conditioning control change examination rules (1) to (3) are adopted.
(1) If the rate of respondents who want to lower the temperature is less than 10%, for example, the room temperature is increased by ΔT [° C.].
(2) If the rate of reporters saying “I want to lower the temperature” is 30% or more, for example, lower the room temperature by ΔT [° C.].
(3) If the rate of respondents who want to lower the temperature is 10% or more and less than 30%, the room temperature will not be changed.

  At this time, as a rule for handling the declaration data when the change of the room temperature is completed by the control based on the determination of the control plan, all requests are held (the display of the icon 201 on each personal terminal 11 cannot be reset). For). Further, after the room temperature change, for example, the next room temperature change is not performed for a certain period of time. Therefore, the personal input information Inf3 (report data) is aggregated and analyzed at regular time intervals, and an equipment control plan for changing the set room temperature is determined. Further, at the start of system operation (for example, 9 o'clock), each personal terminal 11 starts in a state of “can be left as is”.

  On the other hand, the pursuit of comfort is based on sensory information Inf1, and the ratio of the total number of subjects other than users who are dissatisfied with the current environment, that is, a request to raise the temperature when the satisfaction rate is less than 80%, In a general air conditioning system that employs the results of declarations obtained by a large number of supporters by comparing the demands to be lowered, it takes some time until the room temperature actually changes and stabilizes after the temperature change signal is sent. Therefore, in the equipment control plan determination unit 4 of the present embodiment, the time constant as such an air conditioning system is measured based on the measurement data of the area environment information acquisition unit 13, for example, and a predetermined time after the room temperature setting is changed. (For example, 30 minutes), it is set as the time slot | zone when the report by personal input information Inf3 is not received.

  Of the total number of personal terminals 11 that are in operation, U is the number of units that are desiring to raise the temperature, D is the number of units that are declaring that the temperature is to be lowered, When K and N are the number of unanswered units, the satisfaction rate S is expressed as (K + N) / (U + D + K + N), and the reporting rate is expressed as the number of reporters (U or D or K) / (U + D + K + N) with the same reporting content. Is done.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the consensus building algorithm during cooling. First, in step ST1, it is determined whether or not the satisfaction rate S is 80% or more, and if it is 80% or more, the room temperature is maintained (ΔT [ [° C.] = 0) (step ST2). If it is less than 80%, consensus building is started (step ST3). If comfort is pursued (majority decision), the process proceeds to step ST4. If energy saving is prioritized, the process proceeds to step ST5. In the case where priority is given to energy saving in step ST5, it is determined in step ST6 whether or not the reporting rate D for which the temperature is to be decreased is 30% or more. If it is 30% or more, it is determined that ΔT [° C.] is lowered. (Step ST7). If it is less than 30%, it is determined in step ST8 that the room temperature has increased. That is, in step ST8, if the person who wants to lower the temperature is 10% or less or the reporting rate of the person who wants to raise the temperature exceeds 10% (YES), it is determined that the room temperature is increased by ΔT [° C.] in step ST9. If the reporting rate of the person who wants to lower the temperature is less than 10%, it is determined that the room temperature is maintained (ΔT [° C.] = 0) (step ST10).

  On the other hand, in the pursuit of comfort, compare the declaration rate of those who want to raise the room temperature, the declaration rate of those who want to lower the room temperature, and the declaration rate of those who can leave it as it is. ] Determine whether to raise or lower the current status.

  In both the energy saving priority and the comfort pursuit, ΔT [° C.] for controlling the room temperature is determined based on the above determination in step ST11. After this determination, the equipment control plan determination means 4 acquires the previous set temperature from the control history file stored in the database 61 provided in the external storage device of the server 108 (step ST12), and the acquired set temperature. A required temperature Treq [° C.] is determined based on T [° C.] and the determined ΔT [° C.] (step ST13). In other words, Treq [° C.] = T [° C.] + ΔT [° C.] for increasing, Treq [° C.] = T [° C.] − ΔT [° C.] for decreasing, and Treq [° C.] = T [for maintaining the current state. ° C]. In the next step ST14, temperature limit determination is performed. That is, if the required temperature Treq [° C.] obtained exceeds the preset maximum temperature Tmax [° C.] or is less than the minimum temperature Tmin [° C.], the room temperature is determined to be maintained (step ST15). Otherwise, the required temperature Treq [° C.] is finally determined as the next set temperature, and the result is stored and accumulated in the database 61 as a control history file (step ST16). Further, the requested temperature Treq [° C.] is output to the equipment control means 5 as the equipment control plan P with the set temperature. This equipment control means 5 is specifically composed of a control circuit of the electrical panel 107 shown in FIG. 4A, and this equipment control means 5 has the room temperature and set temperature of the area A indicated by the measurement data of the environmental information acquisition means. The degree of opening / closing of the chilled / hot water control valve 103 of the air conditioner 101 corresponding to the difference between the room temperature and the set temperature is determined from the relationship shown in FIG. Perform feedback control.

  On the other hand, the equipment control plan determining means 4 includes information for displaying on the control content announcement means 12, such as the operation change time of the air conditioner 101, the reporting time according to the latest personal input information Inf 3, and the requested content according to the reporting, A feedback information file composed of the control history written in the control history file F 2 is created and stored in the feedback information database 62 in the external storage device of the server 16.

  By the way, when the feedback control of the thermal environment equipment 1 including the air conditioning equipment is started at the new set temperature as described above, the room temperature from the previous set temperature to the new set temperature is reached as shown in FIG. The temperature change process occurs by the time, and this temperature change process varies depending on the size of the area A, the capacity of the air conditioner 101, etc., but requires a time (time constant) of, for example, about 30 minutes.

  Therefore, the equipment control plan determination means 4 ignores the personal input information Inf3, which is an optional declaration, during the temperature change process even if it is sent to the server 108. Specifically, the state immediately after the change of the control plan is maintained, the personal input information Inf3 input during the temperature change process is discarded, and the state immediately after the change of the control plan held in advance when the temperature change process ends. Is the latest information. That is, in this temperature change process, a new control plan is not generated, and control divergence is prevented.

  Further, in the generation of the control plan, the personal input information Inf3 including the environmental request information Inf6 in which the request is adopted is reset, and the thermal environment information input means 2 of the personal terminal 11 that has input the personal input information Inf3 is not input. It becomes. In other words, “can be left as is” and the icon 201 is displayed in the shape of [■]. Therefore, the report rate of the request that it is not necessary to control the air conditioner 101 is increased, and energy saving can be achieved.

  On the other hand, the personal input information Inf3 including the environmental request information Inf6 for which the request has not been adopted is held for a certain period of time (for example, 1 hour), and an icon 201 having a shape indicating the request content corresponding to that period is displayed. It is reset to the neutral state indicating “good”. This is to enable control reflecting the request by using the data after a certain time has elapsed. In addition, such a reason can be considered that the requester is considered to be satisfied in a state where the change request is not generated for a long time.

  FIG. 8A shows the input state of the personal input information Inf3. In the upper column, A to D each indicate a user, and the time indicates the time per minute for collecting information on the server 108 side. (1) shown in each column of this figure is environmental request information Inf6 "I want you to raise the temperature", (-1) is environmental request information Inf6 "I want you to lower the temperature", (0) The environmental request information Inf6 that “you can keep this” is shown. Here, since the control cannot be performed as it is, the equipment control plan determination unit 12 performs preprocessing before the plan determination in such a manner that information is retained for one hour from the input time point. Plan decision shall be made every hour. This pre-processing state is shown in FIG. 8B, in which information is aggregated at time 11:00 to determine a control plan. Here, in the case of the user (A), as shown in FIG. 8A, information (1) is input at time 9:58, and information (1) is input at 11:00. . Therefore, in the preprocessing corresponding to the user (A), (1) is continuously input at every collection time for 1 hour from the time of 9:58 to 10:57 when the first (1) is input. Is held in the form. Then, the information is reset when one hour has elapsed, and the information (0) is continuously input until 11:00 before the time. At time 11:00, the information (1) is changed, but at 11:00, the information (1) is adopted and the control plan is determined so that the information (1) is reset to (0). This (0) is held until the next input information changes.

  In the case of the user (B), as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the information (-1) at time 9:59, the information (1) at time 10:03, and the information 10 At 57 minutes, the information (1) is input again. In the preprocessing corresponding to this, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the information of (-1) is held in a form continuously input from time 9:59 until time 10:02 before being changed, From the changed 10:03, the information (1) is held in a continuously input form. Since the control plan is determined in the form of adopting the information (1) at 11:00, the information (1) is reset to (0) as in the case of the user (A), and this ( 0) is held until the next input information changes. In the case of the user (C), as shown in FIG. 8A, information (0) is input at 10:00 and information (1) is input at 10:59. Therefore, in the pre-processing, as shown in FIG. 8B, the information (0) is held in a continuously input form until time 10:58, and is changed to information (1) from time 10:59. Since the control plan is determined in such a manner that the information (1) is adopted at 0:00, the information (1) is reset to (0), and this (0) is held until the next input information changes. The Further, in the case of the user (D), as shown in FIG. 8 (a), information (-1) is input at time 10:01, time 10:57, and time 11:03. In the preprocessing corresponding to this, until the control plan is first determined, the information (-1) is held in a continuously input form. Since the control plan is determined in the form in which the information (1) is adopted at the time 11:00, the information (-1) is not adopted, and therefore, the information is held in a continuously input form. The Since this holding is performed until 1 hour has elapsed from the input time, it continues until 1 hour has elapsed since the final input time 11:03.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the environmental request declaration in the personal input information Inf3 can be performed at an arbitrary time point, the information is changed to a continuous form in time series by preprocessing, and this time series The control plan is determined by performing aggregation based on the information.

  Note that the sensory information Inf1 is determined in accordance with a schedule at a fixed time interval, and when the information acquisition is forcibly performed, the equipment control plan P is determined based on the aggregation, and when the temperature change is started, every time User information is reset.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, sensory information Inf1 sent from each personal terminal 11 by periodic access from the server 108 side, and personal input information Inf3 arbitrarily sent from the personal terminal 11 The equipment control plan determination means 12 configured as a function on the server 108 side periodically collects and determines the control plan according to the above-mentioned criteria, and controls the air conditioning equipment as the thermal environment equipment 1 through the equipment control means 5. This creates a thermal environment that meets the user's environmental needs.

Here, the user can open the window of the control content announcement means 12 by clicking the control content announcement icon [Q] on the task bar 200 on the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11, and can confirm the control content. . That is, the control content announcement means 12 uses the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11, and the software of the control content announcement means 12 is started by the click, and the control content announcement means 12 is displayed on the monitor screen as shown in FIG. Open the window, based on the feedback information file stored in the feedback information database 62 sent from the server 108, operation change time (operation change time), declaration time (retrial renewal time), request content (request for temperature The control history is displayed. By viewing this display, the user can know the current control content. Of course, the display content is not necessarily limited to this, and for example, content for enlightening comfort and energy saving behavior such as “remove tie”, “take off jacket”, “open window” may be displayed. By making such suggestions, the effect of energy saving can be enhanced.
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 10 shows the overall configuration of the present embodiment, and an environment such as an air conditioner including a controller installed in an area (for example, a floor in a building, each room, or a wide public area) A that builds a thermal environment. Facility equipment (hereinafter referred to as thermal environment equipment) 1, thermal environment information acquisition means 2 which is a terminal on the communication network NT, and thermal environment information Inf indicating the comfort level of the thermal environment input by the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 There are a plurality of facility control plans P for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 based on the total contents and the judgment criteria registered in the judgment criteria database 3. The equipment control plan determining means 4 generated from the plan and the equipment control means 5 for controlling the thermal environment equipment 1 according to the generated equipment control plan P are configured.

  Here, the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 is a personal preference such as “hot” / “cold” sensory information Inf1, such as “hot” / “cold” felt by a person who is in the area A and enjoys the thermal environment. The personal report information Inf2, which is the physical condition of the individual such as “I have a cold”, and the change request contents such as “I want you to lower the temperature” or “I want you to raise” in Area A From the behavior indicating the desired content of the change of the thermal environment state from the input data (for example, keyboard) so that the personal input information Inf3 can be input, the video data from the imaging camera (not shown) that captures the state of the person in the area A The image information processing function for generating the behavior information Inf4, and further sending each of these pieces of information Inf1 to Inf4 as the thermal environment information Inf to the equipment control plan determining means 4 through the communication network NT Composed of a computer or the like having a communication function of the fit.

  As the image information processing function, the area A is color-captured by an imaging camera (not shown), and the color of the captured color image is dark when the person in the image takes off his jacket (upper Many people feel that when the ratio of light colors (white, etc.) to the entire image exceeds a predetermined level, the overall change from light to light colors (shirts, shirts, etc.) On the contrary, when the ratio of the dark color is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, it is determined that the number of people who feel cold has increased, and the one having a function of generating the determination result as the behavior information Inf4 is used.

  In addition, in the case where the person who enters the area A is specified, for example, a tag (with a light-emitting paint applied) is attached to the jacket in advance, and the number of tags captured from the captured image is predetermined. It may be determined that the number of people who feel hot is increased when the rate decreases, and the number of people who feel cold is increased when the rate increases.

  Furthermore, by detecting the person who has exposed skin and the person who is not, the skin color and the reflectance of clothes, it is judged whether there are many people who feel hot or cold. You may make it do.

  In addition, a person's movement in the area A is captured by a heat ray detector, and when the number of detections of the person's movement per unit time (for example, 1 minute) is more than a predetermined number, it is estimated that it will be hot, and the number of detections of the reverse is constant. If it is less than the value, it may be estimated that it will be cold, and the processing function for generating the behavior information Inf4 based on the estimation may be used instead of the image information processing function.

  The equipment control plan determination means 4 totalizes the communication function for exchanging information with the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 via the communication network NT, the thermal environment information Inf, the total result, and the judgment criteria Based on the above, the facility control plan is provided with a function for determining using a method such as a fuzzy rule or a neural network.

  The thermal environment equipment 1 is controlled by the equipment control means 5 so that the temperature detected by a temperature sensor (not shown) provided in the area A becomes the air conditioning set temperature set by the equipment control means 5.

  The thermal environment equipment 1 may receive control information from the equipment control means 5 via a dedicated control signal line, or may receive control information via the communication network NT as a terminal on the communication network NT. It may be.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the equipment control plan P generated from a plurality of plans is given to the equipment control means 5 based on the thermal environment information Inf collected by the equipment control plan determination means 4 and the judgment criteria. Then, the equipment control means 5 sends a control signal for raising or lowering the air conditioning set temperature by a predetermined temperature to the thermal environment equipment 1 comprising, for example, air conditioning equipment based on the equipment control plan P, and controls the area. A's thermal environment is changed to respond to the needs of people in area A.

  Here, the equipment control plan determination means 4 determines the equipment control plan P in consideration of the personal report information Inf2, the personal input information Inf3, and the behavior information Inf4 in addition to the sensory information Inf1, so that the claim of the person in the area A It will be possible to cope with.

  That is, the equipment control plan P can be determined according to or given priority to a specific individual's request in the area A, and a fine thermal environment can be provided.

  In addition, the personal attribute information is used to determine the equipment control plan P in association with or weighting the personal attributes (age, gender, location, constitution (preference) or medical condition (physical circumstances)) of the user. You may do it. That is, it is possible to make a judgment in the same attribute group unit as the personal attribute, and for example, it is possible to determine a detailed equipment control plan P based on judgment criteria according to, for example, 40-year-olds, women, the window, hot weather, and coldness. . By doing in this way, in an environmental equipment control system, comfort including health conditions can be considered.

The personal identification information Inf5 is registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 in association with the IP address of the personal terminal 11, but when the personal terminal 11 is used by a plurality of users. Is provided with an ID card reader (not shown) for reading data of an ID card in which specific information is recorded on the personal terminal 11 side, and the personal identification information Inf5 read by the ID card reader is sent to the server 108. You may do it. When a fingerprint is used as information for identifying an individual, a fingerprint reader is attached to the personal terminal 11 and a fingerprint collation function for collating a fingerprint registered in advance with the read fingerprint is provided in the personal terminal 11. In the case of a registered fingerprint, the personal identification information may be sent.
(Embodiment 3)
In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment, a human body detection sensor (not shown) is used as shown in FIG. 11 or an image taken by an imaging camera (not shown) is processed. There is a feature in that a location counting means 7 for grasping the number of persons existing in A is provided, and the number of persons information existing in the area A is transferred to the facility control plan determining means 4.

  The facility control plan determining means 4 uses the number of persons counted by the resident counting means 7 as a parameter, and the predetermined items out of the environmental request information Inf6 included in the total personal input information Inf3 are included in the parameter. The equipment control plan P is generated with the occupation ratio α (for example, 50% or more). That is, the number of environmental change requests for the predetermined items indicated by the environmental request information Inf6 in the personal input information Inf3 to be totaled by the equipment control plan determination means 4 is a predetermined occupation with respect to the ratio to the total number of persons existing in the area A If the rate α is greater than or equal to the rate α, it has a function of processing to determine a new equipment control plan P instead of the current equipment control plan P.

  Thereby, in this embodiment, the whole balance can be taken without being influenced by the biased change request.

  The resident counting means 7 is configured to be able to count the number of people who share a predetermined personal attribute among the people in the area A, and the equipment control plan determining means 4 counts with the resident counting means 7. The attribute of the predetermined personal attribute to be preferentially adopted among the information environment request information Inf6 in the collected personal input information Inf3 is the attribute that occupies with respect to the small parameter If the facility control plan P is generated with another occupation ratio, finer control of the thermal environment becomes possible.

  In other words, by linking with the personal attribute information stored in the personal attribute database 6, the facility control plan determination means 4 performs analysis for each personal attribute of the person who appeals for change requests, and based on this analysis, age and gender If the ratio of change requesters for each individual attribute such as location, constitution and medical condition is captured, a more detailed facility control plan P can be determined.

  Further, the present embodiment is characterized in that means for updating / registering the personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 is attached to the area A. That is, the owner's personal attribute information and personal identification information Inf5 are recorded on an entry / exit management card made up of an IC card or the like used for an entry / exit management system for managing persons entering / exiting the area A, and this entry / exit management card is stored in the entrance / exit management card. The personal attribute recorded on the entrance / exit management card by the entrance / exit management card reader device 8 provided at the entrance / exit of the area A as shown in FIG. The information and the personal identification information Inf 5 are read, and the read information is stored in the personal attribute data 6 under the control of the personal information registration means 9. Therefore, when information corresponding to the same individual is already written in the personal attribute database 6, it can be always updated to the latest information by overwriting. In the case of new personal information, new information is registered. If the exit from area A can also be managed, whether or not the person exists in area A (in the room) can also be managed.

  Furthermore, the personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 are updated, and information is registered and updated using the common input terminal 10 that is registered in advance as a means for newly registering and is permitted to be used by a person who is given a password. It is also.

  In other words, a password for identifying an individual is issued to a person who has given permission for use by a plurality of persons, and a collation password for collation with the password is registered in the personal attribute database 6 in advance. When a person who wants to change his / her personal attribute information inputs the first issued password using the common input terminal 10, the personal information registration means 9 stores the verification password corresponding to the input password in the personal attribute database. 6, if there is a matching password for matching, the update operation of the personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf 5 using the common input terminal 10 is permitted, and the password is supported. The personal attribute information is read from the personal attribute database 6 and sent to the common input terminal 10.

  The read personal attribute information and personal identification information Inf5 are displayed on a display (not shown) provided in the common input terminal 10, for example. When the operator who has seen this display modifies and changes the displayed information to be changed with a keyboard or the like and sends a registration instruction to the personal information registration means 9, the personal information registration means 9 corresponds to the corresponding information on the personal attribute database 6. The personal attribute information and the personal identification information Inf5 are updated to the corrected information. The personal attributes modified here include, for example, today's physical condition.

  As a result, the personal attributes that are particularly likely to be changed are updated to the latest information, so that the facility control plan determination means 4 can determine the facility control plan P based on the latest information.

  In the present embodiment, the personal input terminal 11 can be used in addition to the common input terminal 10.

  In other words, each person who enjoys the thermal environment can input and update his / her personal attributes at the personal operation terminal 11 at his / her hand, which increases convenience. In addition, it is the same as that of the common input terminal 10 in that permission is given by a password or the like.

  In the case where the communication network NT is constructed by wireless communication such as a mobile communication network, when a personal phone 11 can be used as a mobile phone, a PDA, etc., this personal attribute is registered Even if it is a place other than its own office desk (such as when a room is moved in a meeting), the personal attribute can be updated (or registered) at hand, further improving convenience.

  The shared input terminal 10 may be usable as the thermal environment information acquisition unit 2. In this case, the thermal environment information acquisition means 2 is characterized in that it can be used by a plurality of persons who have been previously permitted and given a password. As the thermal environment information acquisition means 2, if a personal terminal 11 such as a computer or a mobile phone or a PDA that can be used by inputting a password as described above is used, information input and transmission can be performed by a person who enjoys the thermal environment. it can.

  In particular, when the communication network NT uses a personal terminal 11 such as a mobile phone or PDA constructed by wireless communication such as a mobile communication network, a place other than his office (moving room in a conference) Even if it is), it is possible to input and send information at hand, which improves convenience.

  In the present embodiment, the behavior information Inf4 is added as the thermal environment information Inf. In other words, the thermal environment information is acquired by the image information processing function for generating the behavior information Inf4 from the behavior indicating the change request contents of the thermal environment state from the video data from the imaging camera (not shown) that captures the state of the person in the area A. It is added as means 2.

  By the way, in Embodiment 1, the control content announcement means 12 is constructed using the monitor screen of the personal terminal 11, but in this embodiment, the following may be used.

Example 1
In this example, as the control content announcement means 12, for example, “the hot person is 60% of the whole, so the set temperature is lowered by 1 [° C.]”, or the content is transmitted by voice, “pip”, “peep”, etc. The control content is announced by the sound generation means provided in the personal terminal 11.

Example 2
In this example, the control contents are transmitted to the shared input terminal 10 on the communication network NT through the communication network NT. For example, “the hot person is 60% of the whole, and the error is displayed on the screen of the display (not shown) of the shared input terminal 10. The constant temperature is lowered by 1 [° C.] and displayed as character information, or information on lighting / flashing control of a predetermined lamp provided in the shared input terminal 10 is the same as in the first embodiment. The information is transmitted from the information transmission means provided in the server constituting the equipment control plan determination means 4, and the control contents are announced in the state of the lamp.

Example 3
In this example, as in the case of Example 2, the control information for lighting / flashing the lamp provided in the personal terminal 11 managed by an individual on the communication network NT is sent to the server constituting the equipment control plan determination means 4. The information is transmitted from the provided information transmission means.

  Thereby, each person can receive feedback of information at hand.

  In the case of announcing with text information, when the input complaint is not reflected in the control for the individual who entered the complaint, the circumstances such as “maintain the current status because the complaint is less than 10% of the total” are individually You can also tell.

  When the personal terminal 11 is a mobile phone or PDA managed by an individual on the communication network NT constructed by wireless communication, the control contents to be announced by voice information or character information are transmitted. Accordingly, each person can use a liquid crystal display (not shown) provided in the personal terminal 11 even if the person is in a place other than the office desk (when moving in a meeting or going to another office area (room)). )), It is possible to receive feedback of information at hand, especially when notifying the announcement of the control content with text information, to the individual who entered the complaint as in the above case, It is also possible to individually convey the circumstances when the input claim is not reflected in the control. The character information is transmitted by sending a text-format e-mail to each e-mail address. This e-mail address is registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 for each individual. Also, when making a voice announcement to a mobile phone, the mobile phone number of each person to be called is registered in the personal attribute database 6.

In addition, in one system, the control content announcement means 12 having the functions of Examples 1 to 3 is provided, and the voice notification to the area A and the control content announcement in the shared input terminal 10 and the personal terminal 11 are simultaneously performed. You may make it do.
(Embodiment 4)
This embodiment corresponds to the case where only one thermal environment equipment 1 composed of air conditioning equipment is installed in the area A that provides the thermal environment, and the system configuration is any of the first to third embodiments. However, the illustration of the system configuration is omitted.

Here, the equipment control plan determining means 4 of the present embodiment performs processing by the algorithm shown in FIG .
That is, the “change request” for the environment of the person (resident) in the area A is totaled every predetermined time by totaling the thermal environment information Inf (step ST1 ), and the reporting rate for each “change request” is calculated. (Step ST2). Based on this reporting rate and the reporting rate-variation range relationship set as a pre-determined criterion, the temperature of area A, the variation range of the blowing temperature of the thermal environment equipment 1 composed of air conditioning equipment, and the amount of blowing air are controlled. A change width of the blown air volume in (VAV or the like) is determined (step ST3). That is, the equipment control plan P is determined. FIG. 13 shows an example of the relationship between the reporting rate X and the change width of the temperature Y. In this example, in the region L where the reporting rate is smaller than a predetermined value, the temperature is set to a predetermined value during cooling with respect to the temperature of the reference temperature Z. The width is increased and the temperature is decreased by a predetermined width during heating. Further, when the reporting rate becomes larger than a predetermined value, a change range for decreasing the temperature Y is determined according to the reporting rate X at which the temperature Y is desired to be lowered during cooling, and a change for increasing according to the reporting rate X at which the temperature Y is desired to be increased during heating. The width is determined. The equipment control plan P based on the generated change width is given to the equipment control means 5. Thereby, the facility control means 5 gives the instruction | indication which changes a thermal environment with respect to the thermal environment equipment 1 (step ST4), and controls the operation | movement.

Here, when the reporting rate X is small, it is the most energy-saving to immediately stop the operation of the air conditioning equipment, but it is weak that the amount of blown air is suppressed so that the change speed cannot be perceived by those in the area A If control that changes the thermal environment gradually during operation is adopted, there will be no discomfort due to sudden environmental changes.

  As for the relationship shown in FIG. 13, the change width may be changed stepwise (stepwise) according to the change of the reporting rate X with respect to the change width having an inclination as shown in the figure.

  Furthermore, in response to the personal attributes of people in area A (for example, elderly people, infants, etc.), the change request from the person is weighted, and the report rate X is set so as to emphasize the change request from a specific person. You may make it calculate.

Thus, in this embodiment, when the change demand of the resident of the area A is strong, the temperature is lowered in a form that meets the request for the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air conditioner provided in the area A or By controlling so as to increase, it is possible to improve the environment of the area A where the thermal environment equipment 1 provides a thermal environment, and to suppress an increase in energy consumption.
(Embodiment 5)
In the fourth embodiment, there is one thermal environment equipment 1 installed in the area A, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, one area A is divided into a plurality of zones a1. The thermal environment equipment 1 is provided corresponding to each zone a1... And corresponds to the case where each performs a zoning operation in cooperation with each other, and the system configuration is any one of the first to fourth embodiments. Since it is good, the illustration of the system configuration is omitted.

  Here, the equipment control plan determination means 4 of this embodiment performs the process by the algorithm shown in FIG. That is, the “change request” for the environment of the person (resident) in each zone a1... Is totaled at regular intervals by adding up the thermal environment information Inf (step ST10), and the reporting rate for each “change request” Is calculated (step ST11). Based on the reporting rate and the reporting rate-variation relationship shown in FIG. 13 set as a judgment criterion obtained in advance, the variation range of the temperature of the zone a1... And the blowing temperature of the thermal environment equipment 1 composed of air conditioning equipment. And a change width of the blown air volume in the control of the blown air volume (VAV or the like) is determined (step ST12). That is, the equipment control plan P is determined. Then, the equipment control plan P based on the generated change width is given to the equipment control means 5. Thereby, the equipment control means 5 gives the instruction | indication which changes a thermal environment with respect to the thermal environment equipment 1 (step ST13), and controls the driving | operation.

  Even in this embodiment, when the reporting rate Y is small as in the fourth embodiment, it is the most energy-saving to immediately stop the operation of the air conditioning equipment, but the change speed that a person in the area A cannot perceive By adopting a control that gradually changes the thermal environment with a weak operation in which the amount of blown air is suppressed, it is possible to prevent a person from feeling uncomfortable due to a sudden environmental change.

  As for the relationship shown in FIG. 13, the change width may be changed stepwise (stepwise) according to the change of the reporting rate X with respect to the change width having an inclination as shown in the figure.

  Furthermore, in response to the individual attributes (for example, elderly people, infants, etc.) of the person in the zone a1, the weighting is applied to the change request from the person, and the report rate X is emphasized with respect to the change request from a specific person. May be calculated.

Thus, also in this embodiment, when the change demand of the resident of each zone a1 is strong, the temperature is set in a form that meets the request for the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air conditioner provided in the zone a1. By controlling to lower or raise, it is possible to improve the environment of the zone a1 in which the thermal environment equipment 1 provides the thermal environment, perform optimization for each zone, and suppress an increase in energy consumption.
(Embodiment 6)
In the fifth embodiment, one area A is divided into a plurality of zones a1, and the thermal environment equipment 1 is installed in each zone a1, but this embodiment corresponds to the maximum number of people that can exist in the area A. It corresponds to the case where there are only one person in the location of the thermal environment provided by each of the thermal environment equipment 1 provided.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the correspondence relationship between each location information and an individual is registered in advance in the personal attribute database 6 in association with, for example, the personal attribute information, and the facility environment plan determination unit 4 uses the thermal environment information Inf corresponding to each person. On the other hand, based on the location information of the person concerned, the equipment control plan P for changing the blown air volume and the set temperature for the thermal environment equipment 1 such as the air-conditioning equipment installed at the place is used as a criterion. It is generated based on the local environment improvement where the person exists, and the increase in energy consumption is suppressed.

In addition, since this embodiment can be employ | adopted in any system of Embodiment 1-5, it does not show about the system structure here.
(Embodiment 7)
In the present embodiment, the history of the environmental request information Inf6, the generation history of the equipment control plan P, the control specifications and operation history of the thermal environmental equipment 1 and the detection information of the temperature sensor kicked also in the area A, etc. Statistical means 20 that collects various statistics through the NT, and based on the total results of the statistical means 20 for each predetermined period, problems of the thermal environment equipment 1 and changes in energy consumption (use), etc. The facility operation result analysis means 21 for analyzing the above and the facility improvement recommendation means 22 for giving a prescription to the analysis result of the equipment operation result analysis means 21 are provided as shown in FIG.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the facility improvement recommendation means 22 is registered in advance from the transition result of the energy consumption analyzed by the equipment operation result analysis means 21 based on the total result for each predetermined time in the statistics means 20. If there is an amount of energy consumption that is greater than the amount of energy that is assumed based on the spec rating of the thermal environment equipment 1, an improvement measure is proposed as a malfunction of the thermal environment equipment 1, and the statistical means 20 determines a predetermined amount. Based on the total result for each period, the operating state of the area A (the size of the area, from the acquisition frequency of the thermal environment information Inf, the physical temperature information detected by the temperature sensor, and the operating state history of the thermal environment equipment 1) It is possible to determine whether or not the capacity of the thermal environment equipment 1 is insufficient with respect to (population density, heat load) and propose an improvement measure. Here, the map information having the position of the outlet 104 as shown in FIG. 3A and the position of the personal terminal 11 as shown in FIG. By showing the distribution of the sensory information Inf1 and the environmental request information Inf6, it is possible to propose further improvement measures.

  By the way, at least one of the statistical process in the statistical means 20, the analysis process in the equipment operation result analyzing means 21, and the prescription diagnosis process in the equipment improvement proposing means 22 is a knowledge database. Apply the judgment in.

  In the present embodiment, expert knowledge databases 30 and 31 storing expert knowledge data such as processing know-how in the statistical means 20, equipment operation result analyzing means 21 and equipment improvement advice means 22, operation state analysis know-how, improvement treatment proposal know-how, and the like. , 32. The specialized knowledge databases 30, 31, and 32 have support functions such as expert systems and agents, for example, the history of the thermal environment information Inf, the history of the equipment control plan P, and the control of the thermal environment equipment 1 This makes it possible to make an optimal proposal by judging information such as the transition of the operating history and the amount of energy consumption in comparison with the specialized knowledge data of these knowledge databases 30, 31, and 32.

  Actually, these means 20 to 23 are actually constructed by a computer system having a communication function capable of exchanging information through the communication network NT.

Moreover, since the structure using the statistical means 20, the equipment operation result analyzing means 21, and the equipment improvement recommendation means 22 of this embodiment can be applied to the system of any embodiment, the system structure is particularly limited to FIG. It is not something.
(Embodiment 8)
In the first to seventh embodiments, the thermal environment is controlled using the thermal environment equipment 1 such as an air conditioner. However, in the present embodiment, the illumination equipment that performs illumination of the area is referred to as an environmental equipment (hereinafter referred to as illumination). For example, a system shown in FIG. 17 is configured, and an illumination environment information acquisition unit 2 ′ is provided instead of the above-described thermal environment information acquisition unit 2. The illumination environment information Inf ′ is acquired, the facility control plan determining means 4 generates the facility control plan P based on the acquired illumination environment information Inf ′ and the judgment criteria stored in the database 3, and the generated facility Based on the control plan P, the facility control means 5 performs processing for controlling the lighting environment facility equipment 1 '.

  As the lighting environment information Inf ′, in addition to the sensory information Inf1 such as “dazzling” / “bright” / “dark” and the environment request information Inf6 such as “brighten” / “darken”, the seventh embodiment In the same way, personal report information Inf2, behavior information Inf4, personal input information Inf3, and personal identification information Inf5 are included.

  Note that the control content announcement means 12, occupant counting means 7, personal attribute database 6, personal information registration means 9, entry / exit management card reader device 8, shared input terminal 10, and personal terminal 11 provided in FIG. Since it has the same function and role as those provided in Form 2, the description thereof is omitted here.

  As in the second embodiment, the shared input terminal 10 and the personal terminal 11 are used as the lighting environment information acquisition unit 2 '.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that control information and control signals are sent from the equipment control means 5 to the lighting environment equipment 1 'through a communication network or control signal line.

  In this embodiment, as means for generating the behavior information Inf4, for example, when people in the area A are seated workers on a desk equipped with a personal computer, the eyes of the seated worker are obtained from an imaging camera attached to the personal computer. Image processing function or seating work for generating behavior information Inf4 by estimating whether the seating worker feels bright, dark or dazzling with respect to the illumination from the size of the pupil Image processing function for generating behavior information Inf4 by capturing the facial expression of a person with an imaging camera and analyzing the expression to estimate whether the worker feels bright, dark, or dazzling with respect to lighting It has. Of course, means for collecting the operation history of the blinds provided in the window or the like is provided, and it is estimated from this operation history whether a person existing in the area A feels bright, dark or dazzling with respect to the illumination, and the behavior information Inf4 is obtained. Means for generating may be used.

  Note that the system configuration can be applied to the system of any one of the first to seventh embodiments in the case of the thermal environment described above, by simply replacing environmental elements such as illuminance instead of temperature. Is not to be done.

  Moreover, the system which controls both a thermal environment and a lighting environment can also be constructed | assembled by using together with the structure in any one of Embodiment 1 thru | or 7.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Thermal environment equipment 2 Thermal environment information acquisition means 3 Database 4 Equipment control plan determination means 5 Equipment control means Inf Thermal environment information Inf1 Sensory information Inf2 Personal report information Inf3 Personal input information Inf5 Personal identification information Inf6 Environmental request information A area
P Equipment control plan NT Communication network

Claims (1)

Environmental equipment,
Environmental information acquisition means for obtaining environmental information indicating comfort related to the environment from a person who is in the area where the environment is controlled by the environmental equipment and enjoys the environment;
Facility control plan determination means for generating a control plan for the environmental equipment based on the environmental information obtained by the environmental information acquisition means and the judgment criteria corresponding to various elements that create the environment;
Equipment control means for controlling environmental equipment in accordance with the control plan generated by the equipment control plan determination means,
The environmental information includes personal identification information for identifying a person in the area, and environmental request information indicating the content of the request regarding the state of the environment enjoyed by the individual identified by the personal identification information,
The installation control plan determination means, at every predetermined time, aggregates the change request of person in the area, calculates the return rate for each change request, from the relationship of the reported rate and variation width that is obtained in advance, filing If the rate is smaller than the specified value, the range of change in the environmental condition is determined so as to change the specified range to the energy-saving side, and if the reporting rate is larger than the specified value, the reporting rate is set to the side that controls the reporting. The environmental equipment control system is characterized in that a change width of the environmental state is determined so as to change so that the change width becomes larger as the value of is larger , and the equipment control means controls the environmental equipment equipment based on the determined content .